''Shark Tank India'' is an Indian
Hindi
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-language business
reality television series
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that airs on
Sony Entertainment Television
Sony Entertainment Television (SET) is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television channel, that was launched on 30 September 1995, and is owned by Culver Max Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese Sony.
SET India's Y ...
. The show is the Indian franchise of the American show ''
Shark Tank
''Shark Tank'' is an American business Reality television#Investments, reality television series that premiered on August 9, 2009, on American Broadcasting Company, ABC.Hibberd, James (May 10, 201'Dancing,' 'Bachelor,' and a bigger 'Shark Tank' ...
''. It shows
entrepreneurs
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making business presentations to a panel of
investor
An investor is a person who allocates financial capital with the expectation of a future Return on capital, return (profit) or to gain an advantage (interest). Through this allocated capital most of the time the investor purchases some specie ...
s or ''sharks'', who decide whether to invest in their company.
''
Shark Tank India (season 1)
The first season of Shark Tank India premiered on 20 December 2021 and concluded on 4 February 2022.
Format
The first season received 62,000 aspirants from India, out of which 198 businesses were selected to pitch their ideas to the "sharks". O ...
'' aired on
Sony LIV
SonyLIV is an Indian over-the-top freemium streaming platform owned by Culver Max Entertainment. SonyLIV was introduced in 2013 as the first OTT service in India. As a streaming service, it is carrying content from its local networks, inclu ...
and
Sony Entertainment Television
Sony Entertainment Television (SET) is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television channel, that was launched on 30 September 1995, and is owned by Culver Max Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese Sony.
SET India's Y ...
from 20 December 2021 to 4 February 2022.
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Shark Tank India (season 2)
The second season of Shark Tank India premiered on 2 January 2023.
Sharks
Any five of the following six sharks (or all six sharks in episodes 48-50) are present in each episode.
Pitches and investments by sharks
Specials
This season intro ...
'' aired on Sony LIV and Sony Entertainment Television from 2 January 2023 to 10 March 2023. The second season featured Amit Jain, CEO & Co-founder of CarDekho group, InsuranceDekho.com as a New Shark. Rahul Dua was the host of the season.
Concept
The show features a panel of potential investors, termed as "Sharks", who listen to entrepreneurs' pitch ideas for a business or product they wish to develop. These self-made multi-millionaires judge the business concepts and products pitched and then decide whether to invest their money to help market and mentor each contestant. The host of the show was
Rannvijay Singha
Ranvijay Singh Singha is an Indian actor, television personality and VJ. Ranvijay is known for his appearance in MTV Roadies, where he won the show. He was a part of the show from 2004 to 2020, earlier as a gang leader and then as a host. He als ...
for the first season and was replaced by Comedian Rahul Du
for second season.
Series overview
Timeline of sharks
See also
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Shark Tank
''Shark Tank'' is an American business Reality television#Investments, reality television series that premiered on August 9, 2009, on American Broadcasting Company, ABC.Hibberd, James (May 10, 201'Dancing,' 'Bachelor,' and a bigger 'Shark Tank' ...
*
The Vault (TV series)
''The Vault'' is an Indian Hindi and English business reality television series that airs on ET Now and Times Now. The show is the Indian version of British reality television business programme ''Dragon's Den''. The show's first season feature ...
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Dragons' Den (British TV programme)
''Dragons' Den'' is a British reality television business programme, presented by Evan Davis and based upon the original Japanese series. The show allows several entrepreneurs an opportunity to present their varying business ideas to a panel o ...
References
External links
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Shark Tank India on
Sony LIV
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Sony Entertainment Television original programming
Shark Tank